All things to all people? the provision of outreach by community mental health teams for older people in England: Findings from a national survey

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 489-496

  Tucker, Sue ^a   Wilberforce, Mark ^a   Brand, Christian ^a   Abendstern, Michele ^a   Challis, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

community mental health teams; liaison; National Dementia Strategy; outreach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH TEAM; CONSULTATION; DEMENTIA; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MANAGER; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OUTREACH ACTIVITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIAL WORKER; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; AGED; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOME FOR THE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARDS;

AGED; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; ENGLAND; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84897977983     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.4031     Document Type: Article

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